February 5, 2019
A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers,” long narrow bands of atmospheric water vapor pushed along by strong winds.
September 26, 2013
Three research organizations at the University of California, San Diego, have been awarded a multi-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to build an end-to-end cyberinfrastructure to perform real-time data-driven assessment, simulation, prediction, and visualization of wildfire behavior.
February 9, 2017
…how it affects the climate. He hopes to conduct research in the Arctic or Southern Ocean within the next couple years, and a program such as UC Ship Funds could make this a possibility. “It’s such a unique program and it’s great experience for the student to develop the skills…
March 12, 2020
…with a very hot climate that’s very dusty in the summers, so we needed something that will be able to filter out the dust and have a robust cooling system that doesn’t require a lot of maintenance,” Barney said. “You could apply a really cool water cooling system to a…
October 24, 2013
…the globe. From pioneering climate change research to mapping the human brain, Tritons are shaping our understanding of the world and transforming society. Founders’ Contest Tweets View all contest tweets That’s the idea behind the 2013 Founders’ Celebration theme, “Tritons United.” Taking place Nov. 14-16, Founders’ Celebration recognizes all Tritons—those…
May 23, 2019
…challenges in the wild: climate change, warming ocean, compromised habitats, destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling, and unsustainable collection practices for home aquariums and traditional medicine. Since 1995, Birch Aquarium has bred 13 different seahorse species, sharing more than 5,000 juvenile seahorses with other aquariums around the world. This alleviates…
February 28, 2019
Pharmaceutical leader Cam Garner and his wife Wanda, a cancer workshop facilitator and philanthropic fundraiser, recently gave $2 million to establish the Garner Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Blood and Marrow Transplant at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
April 16, 2013
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation’s newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of the former UC San Diego faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space.
October 4, 2018
…be able to tackle climate change, cure Alzheimer’s or create the next ‘Hamilton.’ Learn here, build here and then pay it forward by using your gifts and your brilliance toward your career and a better society.” Following the event, students enjoyed dinner on RIMAC field where they had the opportunity…
October 24, 2023
Firefighters and emergency managers use a network of over 1050 cameras to monitor the highest fire threat regions in California. ALERTCalifornia, now enhanced by artificial intelligence, aids in the early detection of wildfires.
